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More New Zealanders in the older ages
Monday, 14 February 2011, 11:10 am | Statistics New Zealand
The age composition of New Zealand's population has changed over the past decade, Statistics New Zealand said today. There were proportionally more children in the population at 31 December 2000 with 23 percent of the population aged 0–14 years, ... More >>
Monthly retail trade survey moves to quarterly
Friday, 11 February 2011, 12:08 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Statistics New Zealand will no longer be releasing monthly retail trade data. The current monthly Retail Trade Survey (RTS) release will become a quarterly survey of retail sales and stocks, collecting sales for the quarter rather than every month. More >>
Food Prices Rise in January
Friday, 11 February 2011, 10:54 am | Statistics New Zealand
Food prices rose 1.8 percent in the January 2011 month, Statistics New Zealand said today. This follows price falls of 0.8 percent in December and 0.6 percent in November 2010. All five subgroups made upward contributions to the January 2011 increase. ... More >>
International guest nights down in December
Thursday, 10 February 2011, 11:30 am | Statistics New Zealand
International guest nights fell 5.6 percent in December 2010 compared with December 2009, Statistics New Zealand said today. This fall was the main cause of the overall drop in guest nights of 2.4 percent. Domestic guest nights rose 0.3 percent. More >>
Electronic card spending rebounds in January
Wednesday, 9 February 2011, 10:52 am | Statistics New Zealand
The total value of electronic card transactions was up 2.2 percent in January 2011 when adjusted for seasonal effects, Statistics New Zealand said today. This is the largest increase in five years and follows a decrease of 1.2 percent in December ... More >>
Overseas trips jump in December
Friday, 4 February 2011, 11:03 am | Statistics New Zealand
New Zealand residents took 206,000 overseas trips in December 2010, a jump of 21,400 from December 2009, Statistics New Zealand said today. "The leading increases were to Australia and the Philippines, up 6,900 and 1,600, respectively," Population Statistics ... More >>
Unemployment rate rises to 6.8 percent
Thursday, 3 February 2011, 1:35 pm | Statistics New Zealand
In seasonally adjusted terms, New Zealand’s unemployment rate rose to 6.8 percent during the December 2010 quarter as unemployment rose and employment fell, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Wage rates grow 1.7 percent
Tuesday, 1 February 2011, 12:54 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Salary and wage rates, which include overtime, grew 1.7 percent in the year to the December 2010 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. This follows 1.6 percent increases in both the years to the September 2010 and June 2010 quarters. Annual ... More >>
Building consents drop in December
Monday, 31 January 2011, 11:01 am | Statistics New Zealand
The value of consents issued for both residential and non-residential buildings dropped in the month of December 2010, compared with December 2009, Statistics New Zealand said today. Residential consent values fell 26 percent, to $368 million – ... More >>
Vehicle-related industries boost November sales
Friday, 21 January 2011, 10:48 am | Statistics New Zealand
The value of seasonally adjusted total retail sales rose 1.5 percent ($82 million) in the November 2010 month, Statistics New Zealand said today. This month's increase follows a 2.4 percent ($133 million) decrease in the October 2010 month. More >>
Consumers Price Index: December 2010 quarter Highlights
Thursday, 20 January 2011, 11:00 am | Statistics New Zealand
In the December 2010 quarter compared with the September 2010 quarter: The consumers price index (CPI) rose 2.3 percent, influenced by a rise in goods and services tax (GST) from 12.5 percent to 15 percent on 1 October 2010. This is the largest quarterly ... More >>
GST rise impacts on CPI
Thursday, 20 January 2011, 10:57 am | Statistics New Zealand
The consumers price index (CPI) rose 2.3 percent for the December 2010 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. Prices were affected by a rise in goods and services tax (GST) on 1 October 2010. "This is the largest quarterly increase in the CPI since ... More >>
Vegetables key contributor to fall in food prices
Monday, 17 January 2011, 11:34 am | Statistics New Zealand
Food prices fell 0.8 percent in the December 2010 month, Statistics New Zealand said today. This follows a 0.6 percent decrease in November 2010. Seasonal falls in vegetable prices were the key contributor to lower food prices in November and December 2010. More >>
New Zealand economy declines 0.2 percent
Thursday, 23 December 2010, 12:42 pm | Statistics New Zealand
New Zealand economy declines 0.2 percent New Zealand's economic activity, as measured by gross domestic product (GDP), declined 0.2 percent in the September 2010 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
More student loans and allowances in 2009
Thursday, 23 December 2010, 12:40 pm | Statistics New Zealand
More student loans and allowances in 2009 The number of people borrowing through the student loan scheme increased by 20,211 (up 11.3 percent) to 198,723 in 2009, the largest annual increase in the number of borrowers since the beginning of the ... More >>
Insurance impact of the Canterbury earthquakes on NZ
Friday, 17 December 2010, 12:11 pm | Statistics New Zealand
This is to advise you that Statistics New Zealand has released it's best estimate for the September quarter of the impact on the Balance of Payments (BOP) statistics of reinsurance claims arising from the Canterbury earthquakes. The estimate is of ... More >>
Household saving negative but improving
Thursday, 16 December 2010, 11:50 am | Statistics New Zealand
Household expenditure continues to outpace income, with New Zealanders showing a steady preference for investment in the property market, according to new saving statistics released today by Statistics New Zealand. More >>
Local authorities' operating deficits continue
Wednesday, 15 December 2010, 2:43 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Local authorities recorded a seasonally adjusted operating deficit of $70 million in the September 2010 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. "The deficit this quarter is $50 million larger than the June quarter deficit of $20 million, largely ... More >>
Local Authority Statistics-September 2010 Quarter Highlights
Wednesday, 15 December 2010, 2:41 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Seasonally adjusted local authority statistics for the September 2010 quarter compared with the June 2010 quarter show that: Local authorities recorded an operating deficit of $70 million. Operating income decreased 2.0 percent to $1.7 billion, driven by ... More >>
Food prices fall 0.6 percent in November
Monday, 13 December 2010, 4:08 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Food prices fell 0.6 percent in the November 2010 month reflecting lower vegetable prices, Statistics New Zealand said today. This follows a 2.2 percent increase in October when food prices were affected by the rise in GST, and a 0.7 percent increase ... More >>
